Wireless power transmitting apparatus for vehicle

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a wireless power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle, including: a support module including a support body having a first connection part, a connection jack configured to be connected to the support body and be connected to a power supply jack of the vehicle, and a first terminal installed at the first connection part and electrically connected to the connection jack; and a charging module including a charging body having a second connection part rotatably connected to the first connection part, a second terminal installed at the second connection part and connected to the first terminal, and an output unit configured to output a wireless power signal by a power input from the connection jack through the second terminal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wireless power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
 a support module including a support body having a first connection part, a connection jack configured to be connected to the support body and be connected to a power supply jack of the vehicle, and a first terminal installed at the first connection part and electrically connected to the connection jack; and   a charging module including a charging body having a second connection part rotatably connected to the first connection part, a second terminal installed at the second connection part and connected to the first terminal, and an output unit configured to output a wireless power signal by a power input from the connection jack through the second terminal.   
     
     
         2 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first connection part includes:
 a head part having a hemispherical shape; and   a neck part extended from the head part and having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of a maximum cross-sectional area part of the head part.   
     
     
         3 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the second connection part includes:
 a recess part configured to accommodate the head part therein and having a hemispherical shape; and   a sidewall part including a protrusion that encloses the recess part and including a catching part engaged with the neck part.   
     
     
         4 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the first terminal includes:
 a free terminal formed at a free end of the head part; and   a ring terminal formed in a ring shape along a circumference of the maximum cross-sectional area part of the head part.   
     
     
         5 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the second terminal includes:
 a central terminal formed at the center of the recess part and connected to the free terminal; and   an inner peripheral terminal formed in a circumferential direction on an inner peripheral surface of the sidewall part and connected to the ring terminal.   
     
     
         6 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the sidewall part includes an outer peripheral screw thread formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and
 the second connection part includes a clamping pipe having a hollow part and an inner peripheral thread screw provided at the hollow part and be screwed to the outer peripheral screw thread.   
     
     
         7 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the support body includes:
 a support part having a support surface configured to be mounted on the vehicle;   an extension part extended from the support part to the first connection part; and   an attachment pad installed on the extension part to be overlapped with the support surface and including a silicon plate and a reinforcing plate installed at a region of the silicon plate and made of a material having a coefficient of friction higher than that of the silicon plate.   
     
     
         8 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the reinforcing plate includes a sponge layer formed in a circular ring shape. 
     
     
         9 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the charging body includes a charging surface and an installation surface opposite to the charging surface and having the second connection part installed thereon, and
 the output unit is disposed between the charging surface and the installation surface and is configured to output the wireless power signal toward the charging surface.   
     
     
         10 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the charging body further includes a support guard protruding from a side part of the charging surface and configured to support a wireless power receiving apparatus put on the charging surface. 
     
     
         11 . A wireless power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
 a support module configured to be connected to a power supply jack of the vehicle; and   a charging module configured to be connected to the support module so that a relative position thereof is variable with respect to the support module and to output a wireless power signal by a power of the power supply jack input from the support module.   
     
     
         12 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the support module includes a support body having a first connection part, a connection jack configured to be connected to the power supply jack, and a first terminal electrically connected to the connection jack, and
 the charging module includes a charging body having a second connection part rotatably connected to the first connection part, a second terminal connected to the first terminal, and an output unit configured to generate the wireless power signal by a power input through the second terminal.   
     
     
         13 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first connection part includes:
 a head part having a hemispherical shape; and   a neck part extended from the head part and having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of a maximum cross-sectional area part of the head part.   
     
     
         14 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the second connection part includes:
 a recess part configured to accommodate the head part therein and having a hemispherical shape; and   a sidewall part including a protrusion that encloses the recess part and including a catching part caught by the neck part.   
     
     
         15 . The wireless power transmitting apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first terminal is installed at the first connection part, and
 the second terminal is installed at the second connection part.